Who's Who in SRR: Jake Millette
Name: Jake Millette
Age: 27
Residence: Somerville, MA
Birthplace: Manchester, CT
Education:
HS: RHAM High School (Hebron, CT)
College: Brandeis University
Graduate: n/a
Occupation: Industry Analyst
Marital status: Single
Children status: 0
How long have you been running? Off and on since high school, but only seriously for about 2 years
What made you decide to begin running? I was fairly good at it with minimal effort
Did you run competitively in high school? Senior year, but hardly competitive
Did you run competitively in college? No
When / why did you join SRR? Winter 2006, to get faster
Total number races: 15-20
Favorite race (and why): Zurich Marathon - hearing people cheer for me in other languages was fun
Favorite race distance: Half marathon
Favorite running shoe: Asics
Average miles per week: 40
Most MPW Ever: 50+
Best running memory: A dark and rainy leg of Reach the Beach when I was all alone in the woods. (Much more fun than it sounds)
Worst running memory: Injuring my knee in the Boston Marathon and limping the last 10 miles.
Running PR's (when and where):
Khourys - not yet
5 K - 18:40 (Halloween Hustle, 10/06)
5 mile - 30:56 (Marathon Sports City Run, 4/07)
Half-marathon - 1:25 (Hartford, 10/06)
Marathon - 3:07 (Philadelphia, 11/06)
Favorite time of day: Morning?
Favorite sport other than running: Ultimate Frisbee, soccer
Favorite author: John Irving
Favorite book: 100 Years of Solitude
Favorite TV show: Lost, Heroes
Favorite movie: Rushmore
Favorite song: "Janine" by Soul Coughing
Favorite cereal: Quaker Oat Squares or Cap'n Crunch
Favorite food: the Burrito or any of its friends
Favorite ice cream: Cow tracks or mint chocolate chip
Favorite cocktail: Beer that is either good or cheap. Or both.
Favorite restaurant: Anna's Taqueria
Favorite car: Kit
Favorite quote: "I eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich before every game. Whoever invented that was smart. That's got to be one of the best sandwiches ever." Ben Gordon, Chicago Bulls
Philosophy: Be excellent to each other.